Field in Focus: at the Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open

<strong>By Will Pearson, europeantour.com<br />
at Royal Aberdeen </strong>

<em>As we continue the build-up to this week’s Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open, <strong>europeantour.com </strong>breaks down the world-class field assembled at Royal Aberdeen…</em>

<strong>In the field, there are:</strong>

<strong>156 players from 25 different countries</strong>

<strong>23 players from the top 60 of the Official World Golf Ranking</strong>

<strong>10 Major Champions with 26 victories between them<br />
</strong>Sir Nick Faldo (6)<br />Phil Mickelson (5)<br />Ernie Els (4)<br />Padraig Harrington (3)<br />José Maria Olazábal (2)<br />Rory McIlroy (2)<br />Louis Oosthuizen (1)<br />Justin Rose (1)<br />Darren Clarke (1)<br />Paul Lawrie (1)

<strong>8 European Tour Number Ones<br />
</strong>Rory McIlroy (2012)<br />Luke Donald (2011)<br />Lee Westwood (2000, 2009)<br />Robert Karlsson (2008)<br />Justin Rose (2007)<br />Padraig Harrington (2006)<br />Ernie Els (2003, 2004)<br />Sir Nick Faldo (1983, 1992)

<strong>94 European Tour winners</strong>

<strong>8 former Scottish Open champions<br />
</strong>Phil Mickelson (2013)<br />Jeev Milkha Singh (2012)<br />Luke Donald (2011)<br />Edoardo Molinari (2010)<br />Grégory Havret (2007)<br />Thomas Levet (2004)<br />Ernie Els (2000, 2003)<br />Lee Westwood (1998)

<strong>5 former World Number Ones<br />
</strong>Rory McIlroy<br />Luke Donald<br />Lee Westwood<br />Ernie Els<br />Sir Nick Faldo

<strong>25 Ryder Cup players</strong>

<strong>3 Ryder Cup Captains<br />
</strong>Paul McGinley (2014)<br />Jose Maria Olazabal (2012)<br />Sir Nick Faldo (2008)

<strong>7 WGC winners with 11 victories<br />
</strong>Darren Clarke (2)<br />Ernie Els (2)<br />Phil Mickelson (2)<br />Ian Poulter (2)<br />Luke Donald (1)<br />Francesco Molinari (1)<br />Justin Rose (1)

<strong>20 of the 2014 European Tour winners<br />
<br />
8 of the top 10 from the current Race to Dubai</strong>